Saturday, October 13, 2007
Religion
My mother is an atheist, my father is a catholic who hasn't been to church since he was young, and I have no idea what to believe in. For two years I worked in a nursery at a catholic church and watched children from 6 months to 5 years old for parents while they attended mass. For about a year, I would go to the "teen mass" with my friends which was from 5:15 to 6:30 and was followed by LifeTeen, where teenagers from 9th-12th grade would attend after mass and learn more about Jesus for another hour. Since I had no idea about what they believed, I went in with an open mind. Although the idea of someone always being there and loving/forgiving no matter what you do is comforting, it's extremely hard for me to believe sometimes. I know a number of people who claim to be religious but don't act in a way that I think Jesus would be proud of...if that makes any sense. I can still remember being seven years old and my friends ten year old sister, whose family was extremely religious, told me that I was going to go to hell because of something I did. Also, when 9/11 happened, my friends grandma said that she felt sorry for those who didn't have God in their life because they're all going to hell. She saw me as a part of their family, however, I'm not baptized and don't really have a religion, so she was pretty much saying that me and my mom would be going to hell without even knowing it. I don't understand how some people who say that they believe in a God that doesn't judge, feel that they have the right to judge those who don't believe in the same things they do. I think that if there truly is a heaven then who I am and what I've done in life should matter more than how many times I went to church or who/what I believe in.
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I totally agree. I consider myself a Christian, and Jesus himself tells us not to judge our fellow man when he said "How can you say to your brother, 'Let me take the speck out of your eye,' when all the time there is a plank in your own eye?"
Especially in politics we see people passing judgment on lifestyles and acts; homosexuality, atheism, abortion. Trust me those who judge people's actions, lifestyles or beliefs are NOT following in the ways of Jesus.
I also totally agree with you! If the number of times I went to church is what God really uses to pick who gets into heaven and not on if we were an overall good person and helped others then I don't really want to go to heaven. Not to mention how do you know which church is the right church.
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